Dr. Mordecai I. Brownlee The Impact of Urban Blight/Urban Decay on the Academic Success of Community College Students​

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Dr. Mike Robinson, host of Parent Talk Live and his guest Dr. Mordecai I. Brownlee discussed the damaging effects of living in blighted and decaying communities have on the academic success of community college students and what community colleges can do to support them.​

​Dr. Mordecai I. Brownlee

Dr. Mordecai I. Brownlee currently serves as the Vice President of Student Success at St. Philip's College in San Antonio, Texas. Previously, he served as the Dean of Students & Chief Student Affairs Officer at the University of Charleston.

Mordecai received his Ed.D in Educational Leadership from Lamar University, where he earned the Outstanding Doctoral Student Award for his research regarding Texas House Bill 5 and the future of higher education. Mordecai also holds a M.S. in Human Resource Management and B.A. in Mass Communication & Political Science degrees from Houston Baptist University, and his A.A. in Liberal Arts degree from Kingwood College. Currently, Mordecai is enrolled in the Penn State University Academic Leadership Academy.​Dr. Brownlee is honored to serve on several boards including: Single Seed Enrichment School of San Antonio, African American Philanthropy in Action, and the Southwest Education Research Association (SERA). Mordecai is also a proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated.Mordecai resides in San Antonio, Texas with his wife of ten years, Daphne Brownlee and their son, Mordecai Ian Jr.